Closure for bottles and other containers



T. C. SPELLING.

CLOSURE FOR BOTTLES AND OTHER CONTAINERS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. II, I9I7- Patented July 12 z F a THOMAS C. SPELLING, OF NEVT YORK, N. Y.

CLOSURE FOR- BOTTLES AND OTHER CONTAINERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 12, 1921.

Application filed April 11, 1917. Serial No. 161,112.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS C. SPELLING, a citizen of the .United States, residing at New York city, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Closures for Bottles and other Containers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to closures for bottles and similar containers. Its purpose is the provision of a receptacle for paste, glue, mucilage', ink and other substances, whether in liquid or other condition, and especially such as grease, stain, or adhere, and which it is desirable to apply or use in small measure or quantity, from time to time, and of means for unsealing the bottle or container without complete detachment and removal of the closure. It is the further purpose to provide, to be used in connection with the bottle or other container a convenient means for inclosing, fastening and holding a writing-pen,brush, or other implement for use with said liquid or other substance.

The invention consists in the novel construction of parts hereinafter described in the specification and defined in the appended claims, and combination and COELCUOII OIIIhG parts. In connection with the descript on, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this speclfication.

Figure 1 is a perspective, view of a bottle of suitable form partially broken away. Fig. 2 is a sectional'side view of the bottle shown in Fig. 1 with the various parts in place. Fig. 8 is a plan View of the bottle with the parts in lace. Fig. l is a plan view of the cap. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the cap. Fig-6 is a plan view of the grip member before being bent into shape. -F1g. 7 is a perspective vlew of the grip. Fig. 8 is a perspective view, showlng the forms of the stopper, sheath and pen and the relative functions of parts in the act of extractingthe pen from sheath and stopper.

A few explanatory words at th1s point will facilitate an understanding of the detailed description. 'My. purpose is to get rid of the inconveniences of conventional stoppers for ink and mucilage bottles and similar containers, which inconveniences are well known, and avoid the necessity of the complete removal and replacement of such stoppers upon all occasions of using them, or the alternative of leaving the containers unstoppered, With the result: that cap.

contents evaporate or thicken so as to be unfit for use. Unstoppered bottles or other containers are always liable to be upset,

with resulting annoyance and loss. My purpose is also to obviate the inconvenience of having to provide a separate place forthe pen and mucilage brush on a desk, or on,

occasions of the user desiring to carry them Referring more specifically to the drawit ings, like reference characters designating like parts in the several views, the bottle is formed with the top mouth 1, the grooved formation 2 in the rim, 3, said grooved formation being hereinafter designated as a grooved vent, and has the milled edge 4: on the exterior of the rim above the horizontal undercut 5. The closure for the top mouth comprises, in addition to the stopper, 20,

for an opening therein, the gasket 8 underlying the cap 9, with the super-cap 10, on

which latterappears the words Trade mark,

11,.ove'rlying cap 9 and attached to the gasket through the perforations 12 in the 12 represents a slight interior depression in thecap. The portion constituting the grip member has the leg 13 and the inturned feet 1 1. The feet are slitted from i the legat .15 forming the inturned shoulders 16, which, being bent to an approximately horizontal plane relative to the outer tact therewith and withsaid horizontal unsurface of the bottle neck, secures close condercut of the rim. The extremities of the 7 feet are turned toward each other normally, in order that, when in place, they may grip the neck of the bottle beyond its greatest diameter in right angular alinement with the leg. Obviously, in order to emplace the grip, its parts must be sprung apart, and in ,view of its uses it must be formed of resilient metal. To assemble the device the gasket, cap and super-cap are first united,

. bound therewithin the stopper 20. This "the pivot.

through the super-cap, cap, and gasket, is

the cutaway space 19, formed to receive and have pressed downwardly and frictionally stopper may be formed of cork, india rubber, or some other flexible, impervious, substance. The grip, before emplacement,vhas the form shown in- Fig. 7. The grip is necessarily formed in irregular outline, {to adapt it to its intended use. It comprises the-two principal parts, the grip proper, 22,

and the slotted arm, 23, the latter attached to the grip. The pivot, 26', extending:

through the slot, 25, carries the button, 27, to arrest and limit vertical movement of the arm, which,however,'has room for horizontal'movement under the button and on. The hinged arm is attached to the stopper through the thread. or rivet holes, 28, and has as its free terminal the snap 29 adaptedto fit under-and frictionally en'ga'ge the rim, 3, when the stopper is in place, to complete-the act of sealing. The

grip, 22,-is shouldered into the depression, 12 as seen at 37. The hinged arm is bent centrally upward, at 38," affording a finger hold; to facilitate manipulation. Through the stopper is the aperture 30 in which a sheatlr31" is placed and attached, by any suitable means, and a'writingpen or mucllage brush, or other adaptable implement,

may be inserted therein, and withdrawn therefrom, aspoccasion may require. The

sheath 31,formed for use in connection with a pen is closed at its-lowerend to protect the'pointof the-pen from contact with liquids. The'up per portion near'the end, of

the penstoek will be'reduced and given an ellipticalshape',gin order tofit it to thesides of the opening through the stopper. I To utilizethe invention, afinger may be placed'under the end, 18, and the stopper "extracted with upward pressure. The pressure of the material of the stopper around the top end of the writing pen or brush being' now relaxed, it may be pulled out. The stopper may be then moved out of the opening which it is used to, seal by a combination of upward and backward pressure. The replacement of the sealing'parts is accomplished by action toovsimple ,to require description. The uses of the grooved vent 2 are more apparent where the contents of the b ottle'orother container are such that they-flow freelythan where they consist of mucilage, glue, paste or like substance; nevertheless the presence of the grooved vent will be found to facilitate the use ,of the brush or other implement in the use of these substances.

By the foregoing description it is not my:

intention to limit the construction of the inventlon thereto, bu't-I'realize, as will all familiar with the art to which it appertains,

that a variety of other forms are within'its principle;

' Having fully described the invention, I claim:

1. A closurefor a bottle formed with a" vent in the rim surrounding the mouth, the

rim being horizontally undercut, compris ing a cap formed of resilient substance, at-

tached to, and fitted on, and creased'alo-ng} its outer edge'inside of the rim, overlying a gasket of yieldable substance, bothco-ex tensively covering less than the entirefarea' f within the rlm', a-stopper, andmeans for shifting th e stop pen into and out of said space, and binding'and lockingit when in place. 7, i 2. A' closure for' a bottle'formed withi'aj vent in'the rim surroundingthe mouth, the' j rim being horizontally undercut, comprising" a cap formed of' resilient substance, attached to, and fitted on, and creased along its outer edge inside of the rim, overlying a gasket of yieldable substance, both co-eX- tensively covering less than the entire area within therim, astopper, andmeans for" shifting the stopper into and outofsaid space, and binding and lockin -it when in place, the means cons stlng of an arm at-[ tached tothe stopper, slotted centrally, hav-' ing horizontal movement throughout the length of the slotted section onand about a pivot 'formed'on a grip member supported on the cap, the arm also having detachable, resilient and frictional' engagement'on and under the rim and shoulder 'of the bottle.

3. The combination of a closure for abet tle member formed with a vent inthe rim surrounding the mouth and a shoulder on the neck below the rim, theinterior of the rlm mllled, the closurecomprising aca'p formed of resilient substance, attached fto,

and fitted on, and creased along its'outer edge inside ofthe rim, overlying."agasket of:yieldable substance, 'both' co-extensively E covering less than the entire area within the rim, a stopper of any suitable'substance formed and shaped to occupy and 'c'lose'the remaining-space inside the rim, including the vent space, with means for shiftingthe stopper into and out of said space, and bindingand looking it in place, the means consisting of an arm attached to the stopper, slotted centrally, having horizontal movement throughout the length-of the slotted section on and about apivot formedi on'a grip member supported on'thecapjthe arm also having detachable resilient and frictional engagement on and under the rim of'the bottle.

4. In a combination of a closure and means for binding and looking a stopper in place and for shifting it into and out of place, a stopper member of yieldable substance and irregular contour, formed with an opening centrally therethrough, the opening surrounded with a wall shaped and dimensioned to grip a penstock or other small article of a size and form corresponding approximately with the form and dimension of the opening. r

5. A closure for a bottle, comprising a cap member of metal overlying and adhering to a gasket of pliable yieldable substance 1mpervious to liquids, the cap, so formed, seated on the rim around the mouth of the bottle and there held by continuous resilient force applied to it, than the entire circumference of the rim and less than the entire area within the rim, a stopper of yieldable substance occupying the remaining area within the rim, including the vent space, resiliently and frictionally confined between theuncovered portion of the rim and adjacent portions of the cap, and means for securing the cap on the rim of the bottle, the means consisting of a grip member, the grip member formed with inturned downwardly projected legs, resiliently supported on the bottle by meansof laterally extended feet, the upper margins of the feet separated to the extent of part of their width from the leg portion and bent into a position of alinement with the outer surface of the bottle, the grip member having binding engagement on the cap through a downwardly extended shoulder seated in a crease in the cap.

6. A closure for a bottle comprising a cap member of resilient material overlying and adhering to a gasket of pliable ieldable substance impervious to liquids, t e cap seated on the rim around the mouth of the bottle and there held by continuous resilient force applied to it, the cap covering less than the entire circumference of the rim and less than the entire area within the rim, and a stopper of yieldable substance occupying the remaining area within the rim, including space left in the rim for a vent, the stopper resiliently and frictionally confined between the covered portion of the rim and adjacent portions of the cap by an arm member attached to the stopper, the arm slotted centrally around and about pivot means formed on a grippin member supported on the cap,both arm an stopper having movement horizontally throughout the length of the slotted section under a button, the button being secured to the upper terminal of the pivot means. I

7. A closure for a bottle comprising a cap the cap covering less member of metal or other resilient material overlying and adhering to a gasket of rubberor other pliable yieldable substance impervious to liquids, the cap, so formed, seated on the rim around the mouth of the bottle and there held by continuous resilient force applied to it, the cap covering less than the entire circumference of the rim and less than the entire area within the rim, a stopper of rubber, cork, or other yieldable substance occupying the remaining area within the rim, including space left in the rim for a vent, and an arm member for resiliently and frictionally confining the stopper between the uncovered portion of the rim and adjacent portions of the cap, the free end of the arm beyond the portion attached to the stopper curved downwardly and again inwardly toward the outer surface of the bottle under the rim thereon, constituting a lock for the arm in place.

8. A closure fora bottle comprising a cap member of metal or other resilient material overlying and adhering to a gasket of rubber or other pliable yieldable substance impervious to liquids, the cap, so formed, seated on the rim around the mouth of the bottle and there held by continuous resilient force applied to it, the cap covering less than the entire circumference of the rim and less than the entire area within the rim, a sto per of rubber, cork, or other yieldable su stance occupying the remaining area within the rim, including space left for a vent in the rim, and an arm member for resiliently and frictionally confining the stopper between the uncovered portion of the rim and adjacent portions of the cap, the free end of the arm beyond the portion attached to the stopper curved downwardly and again inwardly toward the outer surface of the bottle under the rim thereon, constituting a lock for the arm in place, the arm having a finger hold formed therein consisting of a portion of the arm bent and curved upwardly on the stopper.

9. The combination of a bottle member, a closure therefor, means for shifting the closure in and out of the mouth of the bottle, the bottle formed with a vent in one side of the mouth, the upper surface of the rim around the mouth milled for more effective frictional engagement with the closure.

10. In the article described a bottle member, the bottle formed with a horizontally undercut rim adapted to engage closure-fastening means, with a vent in the rim for the egress of flowing substances, the upper surface of the rim milled to secure intimate engagement of a gasket with the rim, for sealing purposes.

11. A closure for a container comprising a cap member of resilient material, overlying a gasket of pliable material, the cap and gasket seated on a milled rim around the month of a container and 'oovering'less than the entire circumference of the rimfand less than the entire area within the rim, and a stopperof suitable material, occupying the remaining area within the rim.

12. In a combination of a bottle with a closure therefor, the closure attached to means for shifting a stopper for an openin between the cap and rim into and out 0 place, the sub-combination of the bottle member formed with a cap overlying a gasket and a stopper, together constituting a seal,'substantially as set forth. l

"13. In a combination of a bottle and naneclosure, a bottle member formed with a vent for the egress of liquids and'other flowing substances, the rim horizontallyunlei'cut, its upper surface milled to coact with a gasket tomakeaseal."

In testimony whereof, THoMAs C. SPEL LING, has signed his n amet'o this specification in the presence 'oftwo subscribing wit nesses, 'this28th day of March, 1917.

Witnesses: G. MOGRANN,

PAULINE V MARGULIS.

1 THOMAS C. S ELLING. j w 

